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Place-based Place-based Learning and the Learning and the iPhoneiPhone
Some ContextSome Context
OSU: Cooperative Extension and College of Ag Science
Local: History of location-based demonstrations (educational trains, demo farms, land management, “how to” content
Distribution: thousands of print-based publications, few mobile platform resources for audience
Mobility top emerging medium (Horizon Report, 2010), billions – 4 billion devices worldwide
that you or aging family members may be encountering.” “Written and narrated by Sharon Johnson, OSU Associate Professor in Family and
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- Open versus closed platform (2009 vs 2010)
- Tree Tour with 10-25 trees per tour
- Cost, control, continuation
- 4 months of development (1st time)
- Educational software (process)
- Local DB (SQLite), GPS, visual markup
Usability evaluation of 100+ users
Apps and LocationApps and Location
Location-based services
Examples: FourSquare, SCVNGR
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• Licensing Challenges
• Partnerships
• Funding
• Open vs. Closed
• GPS accuracy
Lessons LearnedLessons Learned
• Augmented Reality (visual markup)
• Interface design
• Usability testing
• Resources
Sharing Our Code (Partnerships) ….Sharing Our Code (Partnerships) ….
• Sea Grant and OR State Parks
• Place-based interpretation
• Canoe tour of park with GPS location